Oedipina poelzi
| Oedipina poelzi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Oedipina |
| Species: | O. poelzi
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| Binomial name | |
| Oedipina poelzi Brame, 1963
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Oedipina poelzi, commonly known as the quarry worm salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Costa Rica and found in the Cordillera de Tilarán, Cordillera Central, and Cordillera de Talamanca.
Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
[edit]- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Oedipina poelzi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59321A54380552. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59321A54380552.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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